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"Although seeing you gives me a good feeling, this is ultimately the Holy Grail War, and my appearance is also for the glory of victory."
Saying this, Gilgamesh placed the massive golden shield, which was extremely ill-suited for her, in front of her. The Immortal-Slaying Blade in her hand swept past Medusa and Scáthach, and she said, "The second phase of the boss fight can begin. I won't be careless like my future self. This shield is the Akhilleus Kosmos, a shield manufactured by the Smithing God Hephaestus. It projects the world Achilles saw, and confronting this shield is confronting the world itself."
"What the heck?"
Shinomiya Kaguya didn't know the specifics of this Noble Phantasm, but she felt that Gilgamesh's explanation was impressive.
Moreover... since you said you wouldn't be careless like Gilgamesh, yet you stand fearlessly before Medusa and Esdeath, this must be a truly terrifying Noble Phantasm, right?
"Akhilleus Kosmos?"
Based on the name Gilgamesh spoke, Kisaragi Rin realized what Noble Phantasm this was.
This is Achilles' Noble Phantasm. Once activated, the entire shield is like a small world. Whether it is an Anti-Personnel Noble Phantasm, an Anti-Army Noble Phantasm, or even an Anti-Country Noble Phantasm, almost all attacks can be completely defended against. Only an Anti-World Noble Phantasm can break the Akhilleus Kosmos.
Thus, when Gilgamesh brought out this Noble Phantasm, even Medusa's Cybele could not affect her again.
Gilgamesh's King's Treasure is simply too overpowered in the Fate World setting.
As for why the Gilgamesh under Emiya Shirou did not use the Noble Phantasms within the King's Treasure, the reason was speed.
That's right, speed!
From the start of the battle, taking Kiritsugu Emiya away, to Medusa using Image Splitting, fusion, and sublimation to instantly defeat Diarmuid Ua Duibhne and Iskandar, the battle erupted too quickly. It was so fast that by the time Archer reacted, his side was already at a disadvantage.
Then came Gilgamesh, who rushed over after sensing Gilgamesh using the King's Treasure.
Simultaneously, Scáthach destroyed the Hyatt Hotel in a matter of minutes, executed Hassan of the Hundred Faces, and brought Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai to the battlefield.
Since arriving in the Fate World, every battle has been resolved extremely quickly.
What truly consumed time was the preparation before launching a battle.
Gathering intelligence on the enemy, managing relationships between parties, and probing intentions and resolve before the fight... Only when all preparations were complete would the storm clouds in the sky unleash that momentary thunder.
And now, Kisaragi Rin intended to quickly finish Shinomiya Kaguya and end this battle.
Looking aside, the battle between Saber and Scáthach was already nearing its end; the green King Arthur ultimately could not defeat the Queen of the Land of Shadows.
With Wisdom of the Magical Realm, Clairvoyance, Gáe Bolg Alternative, and Original Runes, Scáthach's profile in the Fate World setting is quite troublesome.
The reason for letting Saber fight Scáthach one-on-one instead of having Esdeath join her was because Kisaragi Rin wanted to see if Saber could suddenly have a Power Burst.
After all, Saber is somewhat considered the protagonist of the Fate World. If she could have a Power Burst and solo Scáthach, this battle would be much simpler.
Perhaps there was no life-or-death crisis, or perhaps the bond between Yukinoshita Yukino and Saber was insufficient; clearly, this outcome did not happen.
Glancing around, Kisaragi Rin looked back at Gilgamesh, who was holding her Noble Phantasm with a tsundere expression that seemed to say, "I'll just stand here, and you still won't break my defense."
"Gil, do you think my Servant can't break your Noble Phantasm?"
Kisaragi Rin asked curiously.
"Why else? None of your Servants have an Anti-World Noble Phantasm, do they?"
Gilgamesh glanced at Medusa, then at Esdeath.
She was sure the former didn't, and as for the latter... Esdeath, you already have Time Stop, and you want an Anti-World Noble Phantasm too?
You want to take all the good things, don't you!
Seeing Gilgamesh trending toward becoming chatty again, Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but interrupt via the Master-Servant Link: "Can you stop talking and defeat the enemy quickly!"
The defense of the Akhilleus Kosmos is invincible, but activating such a Noble Phantasm consumes Prana. What happens when the Prana is exhausted and the Noble Phantasm can no longer be activated?
Gilgamesh said she wouldn't be careless like Gilgamesh, but Shinomiya Kaguya always had a bad feeling.
"Relax, Master."
Gilgamesh said energetically, "Possessing Divine Speed from Time Zero and the defense of the Small World, I am currently invincible, and I will resolve the enemy shortly..."
Then she noticed Medusa and Kisaragi Rin were looking at her with strange expressions.
Pity, strangeness, stifled laughter... impolite, like looking at an idiot.
A question mark appeared above her head. Gilgamesh puffed out her cheeks and raised the Immortal-Slaying Blade tightly gripped in her right hand.
"You are Medusa, right? I also hold the historical Immortal-Slaying Blade."
"According to its legend, even the immortality of Gorgon will be severed by this sword. If you don't want to die here, it's better to surrender."
"I'll give you one more chance."
"I'll count to three."
"Three!"
"Two."
"Two?"
"Seriously, are you really not going to surrender?"
Gilgamesh's ruby-like eyes looked at Kisaragi, and she started gesticulating and talking to herself.
She found that no one was paying attention to her, and Master Shinomiya Kaguya wore an expression of utter despair.
"This is so embarrassing!"
"I regret this! I should definitely bring back the previous Gilgamesh. Although she was disobedient, she wouldn't act this foolishly!"
"Having a Servant like this means I can't even look Kisaragi in the face anymore."
Before the victor was decided, Shinomiya Kaguya was too embarrassed to watch, burying her head in her maid's arms, feeling that this game was becoming more humiliating the longer it went on.
"Medusa, remember to hold back a little power. Don't kill her," Kisaragi warned via Internal Communication.
He remembered that Gilgamesh's Strength stat was somewhat low, and accidentally killing her would be disastrous.
"Master, I will try."
Medusa sighed, feeling that this young Gilgamesh was a bit foolish.
Pegasus beneath her suddenly burst forth with moonlight-like radiance. Medusa raised the Immortal-Slaying Blade, and black electric light flashed briefly before receding into Concealment.
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